5
nonachiever
5
failure(noun, person, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
4
underperformer
3
disaster(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
3
dud(noun, beat, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
3
flop(noun, beat, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
3
underdog(noun, inferior)
2
has-been(noun, beat, failure, inferior, bomb)
2
loser(noun, beat, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
2
born loser(noun, expression, beat, failure, bomb)
2
bum(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
1
lemon(noun, inferior, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
1
turkey(noun, beat, inferior, bomb, disappointment)
1
apprentice
1
castaway(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
1
deadbeat(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
1
decline(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
1
defeat(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
1
deficiency(noun, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe, letdown)
1
derelict(noun, beat, bomb, disappointment, catastrophe)
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